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Japan vs Costa Rica, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

Japan
Costa Rica
Japan
0 : 1
27th of November 2022 10:00
Finished
First half: 45  |  Second half: 45
Costa Rica

Live comments

  • 0' - In just a few seconds Ahmed bin Ali Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Japan and Costa Rica.
  • 5' - While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuto Nagatomo made 131 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' - While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Costa Rica winning 100% of all matches.
  • 15' - Costa Rica seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' - Hidemasa Morita has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' - The travelling Costa Rica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' - Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Japan needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' - Costa Rica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' - Supporters expect more eagerness from Bryan Oviedo, as he is very good at scoring at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 41' - The referee calls foul for Anthony Contreras. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 42' - That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Anthony Contreras.
  • 44' - The referee shows Japan player a Yellow card on 44.
  • 46' - The whistle greets Ayase Ueda as he departs to be replaced by Takuma Asano.
  • 51' - Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 56' - Yuki Soma needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 61' - Celso Borges is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
  • 62' - The referee calls foul for Celso Borges. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 62' - The supporters are chanting for Kaoru Mitoma. He replaces Miki Yamane on 62 minute.
  • 65' - Another substitution for Costa Rica to replace Gerson Torres by Brandon Aguilera on 65 minute.
  • 67' - Another substitution for Japan to replace Ritsu Doan by Junya Ito on 67 minute.
  • 70' - It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Francisco Calvo.
  • 71' - Costa Rica receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 71.
  • 76' - Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 81' - Keysher Fuller puts Costa Rica on the lead.
  • 82' - Another substitution for Japan to replace Yuki Soma by Takumi Minamino on 82 minute.
  • 84' - Japan receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
  • 89' - Another substitution for Costa Rica to replace Celso Borges by Youstin Salas on 89 minute.
  • 90' - Wataru Endo is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' - Another substitution for Costa Rica to replace Joel Campbell by Daniel Chacon on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Today 2022-11-27 Japan vs Costa Rica are fighting Worldcup league on Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.

Japan had 3 games and get got 6 points in Season (2018/18)

Costa Rica had 3 games and get got 3 points in Season (2018/18)

Todays referees are: Stuart Burt, Michael Oliver, Simon Bennett, Benoit Millot, Jerome Brisard, Maguette N'Diaye

Ranking

Team Played Points
Netherlands 3 7
Portugal 3 6
Brazil 3 6
Morocco 3 7
Japan 3 6
France 3 6
Argentina 3 6
England 3 7
Croatia 3 5
Senegal 3 6
Spain 3 4
Switzerland 3 6
South Korea 3 4
Australia 3 6
Poland 3 4
United States 3 5
Belgium 3 4
Iran 3 3
Ecuador 3 4
Tunisia 3 4
Germany 3 4
Mexico 3 4
Uruguay 3 4
Cameroon 3 4
Serbia 3 1
Wales 3 1
Canada 3 0
Qatar 3 0
Costa Rica 3 3
Denmark 3 1
Saudi Arabia 3 3
Ghana 3 3

Japan

Lineup Bench

Costa Rica

Lineup Bench

Japan Past Matches

2022-11-23 Germany
Japan 		1
2
2019-06-24 Ecuador
Japan 		1
1
2019-06-20 Uruguay
Japan 		2
2
2019-06-17 Japan
Chile 		0
4
2018-07-02 Belgium
Japan 		3
2

Costa Rica Past Matches

2022-11-23 Spain
Costa Rica 		7
0
2018-06-27 Switzerland
Costa Rica 		2
2
2018-06-22 Brazil
Costa Rica 		2
0
2018-06-17 Costa Rica
Serbia 		0
1
2016-08-21 Costa Rica
SC Rot-Weiss Oberhausen 		0
6